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chi•o•no•dox•a
(kī′ə nō dok′sə, kī on′ə-),USA pronunciation n.
- Plant Biologyany of several plants belonging to the genus Chionodoxa, of the lily family, having blue, white, or pink clusters of flowers on short stalks, and including the glory-of-the-snow.
- Greek chiono-, combining form of chió̄n snow + dóxa glory
- Neo-Latin
- 1844
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